136-142 Development Site High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JP Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1463/P3CMA - Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling Pending Consideration
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from commercial, business and service (class E) to three residential flats (ground floor only) (class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Nov 2026, from West Suffolk's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 21 Oct 2026

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Documents 4

Statements & assessments 3

PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Supporting Documents · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Supporting Documents · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Newmarket conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Heritage at risk: Newmarket
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
15 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 105, High Street, Grade II, 46 m away · 15 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Newmarket built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
West Suffolk
Application type
Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling
Postcode
CB8 8JP
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Newmarket West
Parish
Newmarket Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
AJS Architecture Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. West Suffolk usually decides changes of use by day 57.

Day 1641 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
48%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
57decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by West Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. West Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15243761
Planning Portal ref
PP-15243761
Consultation
30 Sept 2026
Comments by
21 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

West Suffolk is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #208 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #104 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #95 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #208 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #204 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,018
Total decisions
91 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings